Blu-ray Release Date: Jan. 21, 2014
Price: Blu-ray $29.95
Studio: Twilight Time
Edmond O’Brien and Audrey Totter get noir-ish in the 1953 crime drama Man in the Dark
The 1953 film noir crime drama Man in the Dark, Columbia’s first 3-D production—not to mention the first 3-D feature from a major studio—stars Edmond O’Brien (The Hitch-Hiker), Audrey Totter and Ted de Corsia
The movie tells the story of gangster Steve Rawley (O’Brien) who, while in jail on a robbery charge, undergoes an experimental brain operation designed to eradicate his criminal tendencies. Rawley loses his memory and is kidnapped by his old cronies who want to get their hands on the hidden loot for which he has been serving time. Through a series of wild dreams, Rawley eventually recovers his memory, right before getting involved in a climactic chase and shootout in an amusement park (complete with roller coaster).
Twilight Time’s release of Man in the Dark will be the suppliers fourth 3D Blu-ray release from the 1950s, the others being Creature from the Black Lagoon, House of Wax, and Dial M for Murder.
As supplier Twilight Time prints up only 3,000 copies of each title, be prepared to pre-order this one directly from distributor Screen Archives. The prebook date hasn’t been announced yet, but we’re assuming it’ll be somewhere in mid-December.
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